via Breitbart: A Chicago teenager has been arrested and accused of torturing an animal after he posted a video on Facebook showing him allegedly pouring boiling water on a cat.

After the video went viral on Tuesday, February 2, Chicago Police arrested Leon Teague charging him with a felony count of animal torture and a misdemeanor count of depicting animal cruelty (the video).

In a statement, Chicago Police said Teague, 18, was identified as the person who “deliberately scalded a cat with a hot liquid.”

“A video of the incident was posted … showing Teague luring a cat onto a rear porch and pouring boiling water onto the cat,” the CPD added in its statement.

According to the Washington Post, a state attorney said Teague told police that he knew right away why they came knocking on his door.

“If you think I did it, lock me up,” the suspect reportedly told police. “I know the system. If I admit to this, I’m going to jail. Glock Boy MurDoc is my Facebook name and people come in and out of my apartment all the time.”